I realize it's only one line in a book the size of the Manhattan phone book. But for a geek like me who loves sports history and the history of the Negro Leagues, this is huge.

The defensive playbook is the size of a phone book. We didn't even get through the first letter of the alphabet.

[Not even close.] The defensive playbook is the size of a phone book, ... We didn't even get through the first letter of the alphabet.

They could move here and still retain their name as the New York Black Yankees. The New York would go from referring to the city to the state.

They had just been named the worst organization in all the minor leagues by Baseball America . I was 23, and I figured I could turn things around and make a name for myself. I quickly discovered otherwise.

The playbook is like a phone book,